The Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) was initially established in 2005 by Executive order 140.1 and then established by statute (L. 2006 Ch. 442) as an independent entity within the New York State Department of Health to create a more efficient and accountable structure, dramatically reorganize and streamline the state's process of detecting and combating Medicaid fraud and abuse and maximize the recoupment of improper Medicaid payments. The new office consolidated staff and other Medicaid fraud detection, prevention and recovery functions from the relevant governmental entities into a single office to improve and preserve the integrity of the Medicaid program by conducting and coordinating fraud, waste and abuse control activities for all State agencies responsible for services funded by Medicaid. The Office conducts and supervises all prevention, detection, audit and investigation efforts and coordinates such activities with the Department of Health, the Office of Mental Health, the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, the Office of Temporary Disability Assistance, the Office of Children and Family Services, the Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities and the Department of Education.
From the New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY. Agency record NYSV2125410-a
